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Day 3 of the Pre-op diet but.......the weekend is here!!!



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Hello everyone,

Just wanted to give a little update. Well to day is day 3 of my pre-op diet and i must say it sha not been as bad as the thought it was gonna be. Other then the crabbiness when i get home from work, it have been pretty good! and i have lost 4lbs Yay!!!!!!!!:huh2:

Now my problem is the weekend, :thumbup: i have been doing well so far because i am at work all day and then when i go home in the evening i make a shake, watch the Simpsons and Family Guy and then go to bed. (a very structured day) welllllll now comes the weekend and i am worried. I guess i could drive the whole huse crazy and clean all weekend in order to keep myself busy!:rolleyes:

Can i get some advice from my fellow Bandsters!!!

Have a great weekend everyon:biggrin:

Shadena

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Hello - Congrats and continue with doing well on the pre-op....this is a preface to the will power you will need to continue with after the surgery. Some suggestions to keep on the pre-op when you are NOT at work....

what worked for me was to GET AWAY from the house. So if it is nice out - get out to the beach, a park, etc. Someplace that does NOT have easy access to food - so the mall and movies were NO GO for me.

Good Luck!

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Hello - Congrats and continue with doing well on the pre-op....this is a preface to the will power you will need to continue with after the surgery. Some suggestions to keep on the pre-op when you are NOT at work....

what worked for me was to GET AWAY from the house. So if it is nice out - get out to the beach, a park, etc. Someplace that does NOT have easy access to food - so the mall and movies were NO GO for me.

Good Luck!

Ok, Thanks we have a nice park that i just found around our house! It is a nice park with trails for walking!!!

Thanks again!

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Hey August 11th Buddy! I'm also on day 3, down 6lbs (I'm thinking it's Water cuz I'm peeing all the time!) I'm home during the day, so I have to find other things to do. I use a food journal, it's really easy to make one on your computer or just grab a piece of paper. Write down when you are going to have your shakes and your meals. Then write down when to take your water or fluids. If you decide to go out, pack up what you need in a small cooler or if you are home, find something to do and keep to your schedule. It's two days...you can do it!!

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Hey August 11th Buddy! I'm also on day 3, down 6lbs (I'm thinking it's Water cuz I'm peeing all the time!) I'm home during the day, so I have to find other things to do. I use a food journal, it's really easy to make one on your computer or just grab a piece of paper. Write down when you are going to have your shakes and your meals. Then write down when to take your Water or fluids. If you decide to go out, pack up what you need in a small cooler or if you are home, find something to do and keep to your schedule. It's two days...you can do it!!

Ha Ha:lol: Yeah i know only to days! i am doing a good job so far so this shoooould be a piece of cake:thumbup: I have started a journal and you are right it kinda makes this a little easier!

Oh yeah, great job no the 6lbs!!!:(. Keep up the good work and have a great liquid weekend buddy!

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I had to spend a week in Las Vegas at a Conference the week before my surgery. I managed. I did what I needed to do and that often meant going to my room with a bottle of Water and a REALLY good book.

What kept me on track was knowing that when my surgeon opened me up, he would be able to see if I was really serious about my commitment.

Believe me, the first words out of my mouth post-op were, "how did my liver look?" I wanted to know the sacrifice paid off...and it did.

You can do this! If you were not a super strong gal you would not have made it this far!

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Well I'm on day 4 and I've been chewing gum and staying busy. I've done lots of housework and spent lots of time on the treadmill. When I really feel the urge to eat I pop a piece of sugar free gum.

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I got banded on Monday, and of course for the first time this summer my sister and her family invited my family, including my mom and sister and nieces and nephews boating and swimming the sunday before. Since I have only told my SO about the surgery, I had to tell them I had some blood work on Monday so I wasn't supposed to eat or drink anything that day. Of course that is very odd, so they all had questions. It was certainly hard watching everyone eat and drink all day. Now this weekend, first week after surgery, some friends asked if I wanted to go down to their lake house for the weekend. Not only can I not eat or drink, but now I can't even get into the Water. So I shipped my SO off without me, hoping for a peaceful (and hungry) weekend for me and hopefully giving her some much needed down time after putting up with me and our life changes for the past couple of weeks. The timing is bad, but I just have to keep focusing on the positive, like how much more I will enjoy those activites next year, hopefully down quite a few sizes!! Just keep looking at the big picture....and the little little girl/guy in it!! :(

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Hi, I found the weekends to be easier actually because I said really busy cleaning, cooking for the family and just going out with the family to stay busy.

Good luck!

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I have a few questions for you guys: Are you on a 2 week liquid diet or are you able to eat food also? And if you are on liquid only what are you guys having? I start my 2 week diet tomorrow but allowed to have Jello, yogurt, sugar free juices, and shakes. So any suggestions on the shakes? Also CONGRATS!!! I am super excited for you guys and I will pray that all of your hunger pains will be worth it. Good luck!!!

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For yogurt I buy Chobani Greek Style it has twice the Protein of other regular yogurts. Since i buy the Fat Free with fruit it's a little tart. I add in some splendra and approx. 2 tablespoons of vanilla whey Protein Powder. Mix together for a really thick high protein snack.< /p>

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My doctor requires 1 week pre op and one week post op of "clear liquids." That means sugar free Jello, popsicles, broth. But that is about it. No Protein supplements or anything else. Who knew I would cut my right arm off for one bite of cottage cheese!! Tonight is a bad one for me...the only bad one so far. I should just go to bed, I am sure tomorrow will be better.

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Hey Shadena,

Spend the weekend reading the lap band forums , checking out the very encouraging YouTube vids of the successful lap banders and window shopping the internet of all the clothes you want to wear when you reach your goal .

I've been on the net 24/7 since my date is coming up in August finally and the time flies. I have gotten so many good tips and encouragement from YT.

I just can't wait to put it all into action.

Join us in the August rush 2010 thread so that we all can keep up with each other through this journey.

PM me if you'd like, girl I'm gonna be home most of the weekend let's talk or I should say type!!

Dee

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I have a few questions for you guys: Are you on a 2 week liquid diet or are you able to eat food also? And if you are on liquid only what are you guys having? I start my 2 week diet tomorrow but allowed to have Jello, yogurt, sugar free juices, and shakes. So any suggestions on the shakes? Also CONGRATS!!! I am super excited for you guys and I will pray that all of your hunger pains will be worth it. Good luck!!!

I am allowed to add fruit both fresh and frozen to my shakes and skim milk instead of Water. Those two things have saved me for sure. My favorite is pineapple and banana shakes w/ my vanilla Protein powder w/ milk & ice. Also, I started a peaches and strawberry shake which is pretty delicious as well :( Good luck, take it one day at a time. I am 4 days away from surgery and have stuck with the pre-op 100% and I feel good about going into my surgery.

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Tracey10, what is your Protein source? My Nut said even preop to be getting about 80-90 g of Protein.

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